In a Clock Store, written by Charles J Orth, is, as the 78 rpm label says, a "descriptive fantasia". So we hear a lot of clocks, bells, a cuckoo clock, a clock being wound up, etc.
Side 2 is even more hilarious: A hunt in the black forest, by George Voelker Jr. The description on the label is: "A descriptive musical episode".
According to the DAHR, In a clock store was recorded on January 24, 1907 (Victor 31618), and A hunt in the black forest on May 8, 1907 (Victor 31645). In 1913, the record was released as a double-sided Victor (35324-A/B) and remained on sale until 1927.
The performers are the Victor Orchestra. They must have had a lot of fun during the recordings...
So the records were extremely successful.
In 1926, an electrically recorded version was released, with the Victor Concert Orchestra conducted by Josef Pasternack.
Afterwards, it was performed by many other orchestras and conductors, including The New Light Symphony Orchestra on HMV C 1308, and Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops on RCA Victor LM-1879 in the 1950s.
1 In a clock store (descriptive fantasy) (Charles J. Orth):
Apprentice opens store - ticking clocks - they strike - cuckoo, grandfather's clock, etc. - boy whistles - clocks run down and are wound - musical clock plays popular air - four o'clock strikes on various clocks
2 A hunt in the black forest (a descriptive musical episode) (George Voelker Jr.):
Day breaks - birds sing - cocks crow - huntsman's horn - village chimes - the hunters assemble - they start - full gallop - horns sound halt - at the blacksmith's - the smith at work - start again - hound's scent game - in full cry - game run to earth - cheers - finale
Victor Orchestra
78rpm 30 cm: Victor 35324-A/B (31618 / 31645)
Matrix nrs: C-4219-2 / C-4470-1
Recording dates:
1: 1907 01 24
2: 1907 05 08
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